Mine detail: Sphalerite Occurrence Z81

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Location: Lawrence County, Indiana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.72088, -86.59165
dep_id: 10080660
mrds_id: W031995
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Zinc
Trace mineral: Sulfur
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Dolomite
alteration: Dolomitization, Dissolution
conc_proc: Brines At 70-200 Deg. C Migrate Updip, Precipitate Minerals On Enc Ountering Reduced Sulfur.
ore_ctrl: Porosity
Reporter: Sutphin, David M.
hrock_unit: Blue River Group: Includes Paoli, Ste. Genevieve And St. Louis Li Mestones. Thickens To Sw
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Cincinnati Arch Trends Nw/Se Thru Indiana. A Stable Paleozoic Platf Orm Between Subsiding Illinois And Michigan Basins., West Of Mt. Carmel Fault
tectonic: In Illinois Basin
References:
  • SHAFFER, NELSON R., 1981, POSSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MI NERAL DEPOSITS IN INDIANA, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORT 21 , 49 P
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